This statistic displays the number of completed global chemical industry merger and acquisition (M&A) deals from the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17) to the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23*). In the fourth quarter of 2023, the estimated number of M&A deals in the chemical industry worldwide was *** based on the run-rate through November 15, 2023.
* Estimated based on run-rate through November 15, 2023. This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report. Figures have been restated in the first quarter of 2020 edition of the report.
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PwC. (May 6, 2024). Quarterly number of global chemical merger and acquisition deals from the first quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654142/quarterly-number-of-chemical-industry-merger-and-acquisition-deals/
PwC. "Quarterly number of global chemical merger and acquisition deals from the first quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2023." Chart. May 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654142/quarterly-number-of-chemical-industry-merger-and-acquisition-deals/
PwC. (2024). Quarterly number of global chemical merger and acquisition deals from the first quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654142/quarterly-number-of-chemical-industry-merger-and-acquisition-deals/
PwC. "Quarterly Number of Global Chemical Merger and Acquisition Deals from The First Quarter of 2017 to The Fourth Quarter of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654142/quarterly-number-of-chemical-industry-merger-and-acquisition-deals/
PwC, Quarterly number of global chemical merger and acquisition deals from the first quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654142/quarterly-number-of-chemical-industry-merger-and-acquisition-deals/ (last visited July 24, 2025)
Quarterly number of global chemical merger and acquisition deals from the first quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2023 [Graph], PwC, May 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654142/quarterly-number-of-chemical-industry-merger-and-acquisition-deals/
